Decision of the Laureates of the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize
2022/8/4
The Government of Japan announces its decision to award the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize as follows.
Medical Research category:
Dr. Salim S. Abdool Karim (Republic of South Africa),
Director, Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). CAPRISA Professor of Global Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim (Republic of South Africa),
Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA. Professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Pro Vice-Chancellor (African Health), University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Medical Services category:
Guinea Worm Eradication Program
A global campaign, led by The Carter Center in partnership with stakeholders in Africa, to eradicate the second human disease in history.
Please refer to the Cabinet Office's web site for more details.
Medical Research category:
Dr. Salim S. Abdool Karim (Republic of South Africa),
Director, Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). CAPRISA Professor of Global Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim (Republic of South Africa),
Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA. Professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Pro Vice-Chancellor (African Health), University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.
Medical Services category:
Guinea Worm Eradication Program
A global campaign, led by The Carter Center in partnership with stakeholders in Africa, to eradicate the second human disease in history.
Please refer to the Cabinet Office's web site for more details.